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Editor’s Ramblings I had a phone call out of the blue recently from a friend who said he’d just read an article in the Times stating that “hippiesâ€? were preparing to take on CAMRA’s old guard in a battle over the organisation’s future. Images of meetings being pervaded by cheesecloth, loon pants and incense passed before my eyes before I saw a copy of the article and realised that my friend had misread “hipstersâ€? as “hippiesâ€?! Should’ve gone to Specsavers and all that but, seriously, one wonders which of the two evils is the lesser‌

rate. If your local is under threat, though, help is available.

CAMRA alone cannot save a pub but a CAMRA guide, available online, provides a wealth of useful information _PQKP R][\ UQOP\ UISM \PM LQ‍ٺ‏MZMVKM JM\_MMV I X]J KTW[QVO or, for example, gaining an ACV (Asset of Community Value) listing or possibly becoming a pub run by the community. It can happen!

Visit www.pubs.camra.org.uk/communityownedpubs And Brexit – told you so, didn’t I? Good luck!

Al At CAMRA HQ , meanwhile, we wish outgoing Chairperson Jackie Parker well whilst congratulating her successor Nik Antona on his new appointment.

Anyway – in the last issue I appealed to everyone to let me have details of forthcoming events for inclusion in our Diary Dates section. As if to reinforce the point, no sooner had we gone to press than I heard about three (fairly major) beer festivals in Peterborough which took place in May but which did not feature in these pages. May I request again that you forward details of events to the address below – it costs nowt! To help, future BAE deadline dates will now be included in the Diary Dates section.

Whilst on this subject, a committee member told me that he was talking to a local publican who asked how he could place a paid advertisement in BAE. Both of them reckoned \PMa KW]TLVÂź\ Ă…VL IL^MZ\Q[QVO KWV\IK\[ QV \PM UIOIbQVM All I can say is that the paragraph beginning “for all your advertising needsâ€? has been at the bottom right hand corner of this page since the back end of last year. It has now been highlighted for easier spotting.

We are all aware that pubs continue to close at an alarming

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Breweriana Playing Card Fair 20 POTY Presentation / King’s Head Kudos 21

Pub News 6-9 Brewery News 10-13 42nd Peterborough Beer Festival 2019 14 PBF Open Meeting 15

Quarts & Thoughts 22-24 More Gongs for Oakham / Rocket Ales Brewery Visit 25

Branch Website Update / Peterborough Cricket Fixtures 16

A Trip to Lincoln 26-28

March in March in March 17

Branch Contacts 31

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Chairman’s Corner Welcome to Edition 207 of the Peterborough & District branch of CAMRA’s newsletter Beer Around ‘Ere. Thanks mostly to the endeavours of our Secretary, Dickie Bird, we have a new Peterborough CAMRA branch website, www.peterborough.camra.org.uk, with a dot replacing the hyphen from the old site. There are already new exciting features including an interactive map of the area, showing locations of all the pubs, and also links to a new Beer Festival website. For wannabe volunteers at this year’s Festival, there is an on-line volunteering form which has a car park pass at the bottom which volunteers VMML \W XZQV\ W‫ ٺ‬NWZ ][M WV \PM ÅZ[\ LIa WV [Q\M We have sent two beer-surveying teams out of the *ZIVKP IZMI \PM ÅZ[\ \W [IUXTM \PM W\PMZ M[\IJTQ[PUMV\[ nominated for the Cambridgeshire County Pub and Cider Pub of the Year. Many thanks to Mike Lane for IOIQV JMQVO KPI]‫ٺ‬M]Z IVL X]\\QVO ]X _Q\P W]Z [UITT \MIU of merry surveyors. The second team have been on the longer trip to survey pubs of the East Midlands which include entries around Coventry, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Rutland. Hopefully at the end of the judging our nominations below will have won further accolades:

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Finalist for Cambridgeshire Pub of the Year – Frothblowers (Peterborough)

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Finalist for Cambridgeshire Cider Pub of the Year – Letter B (Whittlesey)

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Finalist for the East Midlands Pub of the Year – Tap & Kitchen (Oundle)

Finally, many thanks to Andy Stone who has volunteered to be the committee member for Cider, and also to the new owners of the Queen’s Head at Bulwick. It is nice \W [MM \PM X]J ÅVITTa ZM WXMVQVO [MTTQVO ÅVM NWWL IVL I\ least three real ales including two LocAles.

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On a personal note I have managed to drag myself to a couple of cracking Peterborough pub-based beer NM[\Q^IT[ <PM ÅZ[\ +PIZ\MZ[ UIVIOML Ja \PM PIZL working Warren Allett, even sold out before its end! It was also a bonus to see such a variety of younger real ale drinkers enjoying themselves over a very warm weekend on or next to the river. The second, at the Hand & 0MIZ\ QV 5QTTÅMTL JWI[\ML I JMMZ [MTMK\QWV _PQKP _W]TL put many large CAMRA beer festivals to shame. This festival was held half in the bar, and half in the garden, where “Uncle Bram’s Cabin” and a stage are located.

Three popular bands played on consecutive nights, Friday being especially noisy with the Expletives rocking the night away.

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Pub News Hopefully summer will be kicking in by the time you read this, so I thought it would be a good idea to do a bit of a rundown on various places in our branch area where a decent pint can be enjoyed whilst taking in some cricket. A family visit led to a mini crawl through Stamford, and to round it out there are the usual snippets about pub changes.

A Stamford Shopping Trip

A recent visit from the northern branch of the family provided the choice between some shopping in Stamford or the chance to look in on some of the \W_V¼[ X]J[ ,MKQ[QWV UILM W]Z ÅZ[\ XWZ\ WN KITT _I[ to check out how the 17th Century Millstone was getting on since its refurb at the start of last year after the damage caused by Storm Doris. I chose a half a Doom Bar, chatted with the new tenants, who have been in for a year now, and I’m pleased to say that the pub is back to being a vibrant town centre pub with a good crowd enjoying the sports on the various TVs. The next port of call was down Scotgate to The Green Man, an old coaching inn that is no stranger to the pages of the Good Beer Guide. As expected the beer range was very good with beers from Tydd Steam, Oakham, and Grainstore on the bar alongside London Pride. A pint of well-kept Inferno went down very well! We ventured back into the town centre to relax in The Crown Hotel, one of the Knead Group bars in town, and a good pint of JHB. The hotel bar area has several distinct MI\QVO IVL LZQVSQVO IZMI[ IVL W‫ٺ‬MZ[ \PZMM JMMZ[ typically JHB, London Pride & Timmy Taylor’s Landlord. The next stop was somewhere I hadn’t been for many years. The St. Mary’s Vaults hasn’t had cask beer for a while, but it is a great pub and has a good traditional feel about it. As is standard with Sam Smiths places, all the products, beer, spirits, snacks and wine, are supplied from Yorkshire (maybe not the wine…), so I plumped for a half of the keg mild whilst I had a look around. Nice to see that the recent ban on mobile phone usage in the Sam Smith empire didn’t seem to have too U]KP M‫ٺ‬MK\ WV \PM XMWXTM MVRWaQVO I Y]QM\ LZQVS Our last stop in Stamford was around the corner at The King’s Head, which made its GBG debut last 6

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aMIZ IVL PIL Å^M JMMZ[ WV W‫ٺ‬MZ [PW_KI[QVO [UITTMZ breweries from around the country. I had the Sonic Non Youth from Kelham Island.

An Adult Youth Centre!

The Swiss Cottage in Peterborough has been reborn as Charlie’s AYC. Locals Paul and Marija bought the pub from Ei Group on March 22nd this year, and opened a week later renaming the pub in honour of Marija’s father, a regular who took her there a child. <PM ÅZ[\ RWJ _I[ \W \PWZW]OPTa KTMIV \PM KMTTIZ [MM photo of Marija), and get some good beers hooked up. The vision is for a community pub and to help, the Oakham JHB is priced at £2.80. There is a small family area and TVs to show horse racing, but in order to encourage conversation, there is no pool table or juke box.

A Traditional Country Pub

They say “If it ain’t broken”, a phrase that could be applied to The Ruddy Duck in Peakirk. Before the onset of “GastroPubs” this was always a safe bet for a good quality meal washed down with nice beer. And it is nice to know that some things don’t change. The Ruddys (yes, that really is their name!), Andy and Sue, obviously saw their calling when they moved over from Leicestershire to take on the lease in 2003, and they have kept with the winning formula ever since. The food was good, made all the better for a pint of Firebird Two Horses. The cask ale sales have been down lately, but it is good to see a pub reduce the handpumps in line with demand; as Sue said, she doesn’t want to serve a bad pint.

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based investment company so you can guess what’s in store for it. Dave’s desire is to create a community X]J WVM \PI\ _W]TL IT[W N]VK\QWV I[ I 8W[\ 7‫ٻ‬KM Ja day. The future of the pub is an agenda item for the Parish Council Meeting on 14th May, so Dave will know then if there is a desire within the village to resurrect their local. We wish them well. <PMZM Q[ I JZMI\P WN NZM[P IQZ QV 3QVO[ +TQ‫ٺ‬M _PMZM we are hearing good things about the new landlords of The Cross Keys. Kyle and Tyler are successfully repairing the damage done by the previous incumbent, who left the pub suddenly, earlier in the year. Nearby The Exeter Arms in Easton-on-theHill is back up and running, the new team in place – Liam Kavanagh and Rob Savill - already run the successful Copper Room in Stamford.

News from Around the Branch

I’ll start with one of our most southerly pubs, The Addison Arms in Glatton where regular Keith Miller responded with my request for an update with: “Currently enjoying a nectar Fools Nook at the Addison, always immaculately well-kept, clear and fresh, specially nursed by the landlord Ray Groves, who makes it such a perfect pint. He KTMIV[ PQ[ TQVM[ _MMSTa _PQKP 1¼U []ZM UISM[ \PM JQO LQ‫ٺ‬MZMVKM One of two regular ales including Addison Ale which is actually Shacklebush, always a third ale, often a guest from Theakstons.

Quality of ales are always good; country style pub with historic links to playwright Joseph Addison; popular with walking groups and busy for food and excellent large garden facilities for the sunny LIa[ ,MÅVQ\MTa _WZ\P I ^Q[Q\ NWZ IVa TWKIT +)5:) UMUJMZ[ º

High praise indeed, it has certainly got me thinking about a trip down the A1.

Out of the blue, I received an email from Dave Nunn, who was writing to me to see what CAMRA could do to help him in his quest to save The Woadman’s Arms, Newton, near Wisbech. He explained that he moved to the village in 2015 and found that it took him just over a minute to get to his new local. Sadly, time marched on, and the elderly couple that ran the pub are no longer with us, leaving the pub standing empty for the last 12 months. It is believed that the building is owned by a London Visit our website for up-to-date news: www.real-ale.org.uk

Staying in Stamford, it looks like one of the town’s iconic pubs, The Lincolnshire Poacher is unlikely to trade again. It is opening soon as a furniture shop.

Although it wasn’t much to write home about in its recent guise as The Pear Tree, those with longer memories will recall it having special dispensation to extend lunchtime opening hours until 4pm (!) on market day, which was a Friday.

Landlady of The Golden Fleece in Stamford for the last four years, Carole Frith, is moving on following \PM ZM\QZMUMV\ WN PMZ ÅIVKu 5QKS 8]Z^Q[ _PW [MMU[ to have been around forever!

The last rites can’t be far away for The Silver Jubilee in North Bretton. The pub closed several aMIZ[ IOW \PMV IVa PWXM[ WN Q\ ZMWXMVQVO []‫ٺ‬MZML when it was a victim to an arson attack. It now looks like there are plans afoot to incorporate it into an expansion for the nearby Heltwate School.

Beer & Cricket

Burghley Park Cricket Club will be hosting their annual Cricket Week again this year, starting on Monday July 1st and running through to Friday July 5th. Where’s the beer connection? Well, throughout the week, the club organises a beer festival in a marquee just by the boundary rope. This year there will be 70 Real Ales available along with other drinks and a BBQ Grill for snacks. The cricket involves all LIa UI\KPM[ [\IZ\QVO I\ " IU IVL ÅVQ[PQVO I\ JUNE / JULY 2019

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6:00pm, after which the real fun begins with the region’s premier 6-a-side tournament. Matches last about 1 hour, and each side gets just 5 overs (30 balls) to amass as many runs as possible. As you can imagine, all caution is thrown to the wind, so fans of “Big Hitting” will not be disappointed, the only precaution to take as a spectator is to always watch the action since a cricket ball could be heading your way at any time! There’s three matches a night, and entrance is free, so what better way to spend a pleasant summer’s evening. People who can’t stand cricket, but appreciate good beer, are also free to wander around the parkland and enjoy the views of Burghley House in the distance. The cricket ground Q[ TWKI\ML R][\ QV[QLM \PM ÅZ[\ MV\ZIVKM W‫* ٺ‬IZVIKS Road on the way out of Stamford.

The Cricket Week got me thinking about the connection between cricket and beer, so here are a few more places where people can enjoy a good XQV\ _PQT[\ _I\KPQVO [WUM O]a[ [\IVL QV I ÅMTL Peterborough Town Sports Club at Bretton Gate (by the Hospital) hosts the highest level of cricket in our area, constantly challenging for top spot in the Northamptonshire League, and to complement \PM KZQKSM\ \PM JIZ \aXQKITTa W‫ٺ‬MZ[ \_W ZMIT ales. Matches are held on week-ends and the Huntingdonshire Over 50s use the ground for their midweek home matches.

Other high-quality cricket can be enjoyed at the following grounds which also have good outlets for Real Ale nearby.

Oundle Town Cricket Club also compete in the

Northamptonshire League, and play their home matches very close to the middle of town at Milton :WIL I Å^M UQV]\M _ITS _QTT ÅVL \PM \W_V KMV\ZM pubs including The Ship _PQKP R][\QÅIJTa OZIKM[ the pages of the Good Beer Guide.

Cricket Club compete in the Cambridgeshire League, and play their home matches at the Harecroft Road Playing Fields. The KZQKSM\ XQ\KP Q[ I\ \PM VWZ\P MVL WN \PM ÅMTL[ J]\ Q\ is just a short walk down to either The Red Lion or The Rose Tavern, two reliable outlets for real ale in town.

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March Town Cricket Club also compete in the Cambridgeshire League, and their ground at Burrowmoor Road is just a ten-minute walk from the middle of town where there are a number of good pubs, including regular Good Beer Guide entries The Ship Inn and The Rose & Crown.

Ramsey Cricket Club round out the local Cambridgeshire League representatives, and their ground again is just 10 minutes from the town, where there are four good pubs including GBG entry The Angel.

Bourne Cricket Club compete in the Lincolnshire

League and enjoy the pleasant setting of Abbey Lawns, not far from the middle of town and the selection of pubs there, or a 10-minute walk away NZWU \W_V _QTT ÅVL aW] \PM /*/ TQ[\ML The Anchor.

Market Deeping Cricket Club are our other local

representative in the Lincolnshire League, and play on the northside of town at the sports complex on Outgang Road. It’s a bit of a walk into town, but fortunately there are normally a couple of real ales on tap in the clubhouse.

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Barnack grace another nice ground close to the Hills and Hollows and The Millstone.

Castor play down Port Lane, just opposite The Prince of Wales Feathers and a short walk from The Royal Oak. Baston play close to The White Horse, and there’s also the option of The Black Horse at the far end of the village.

Newborough play on the edge of the village, a 10-minute walk from The Bull Inn. Weldon play in the middle of the village and have both The Shoulder of Mutton and The George close by.

Chatteris play at the edge of town on Wenny Road, which is a bit of a walk into town, but IVaWVM UISQVO \PM M‫ٺ‬WZ\ _QTT JM ZM_IZLML Ja the GBG listed Ship, and some other good town pubs.

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Orton Park have a nice ground in the old village of Orton Longueville, just past the Ramblewood Inn which is only a couple of minutes’ walk just over the road. Within a mile are the excellent Real Ale pubs of Oundle Road. The CAMRA cricket club also play their home matches here.

Nassington have a nice ground on Fotheringhay Road, where, more often than not, club stalwart Bill Taylor will have put on a cask of Nene Valley’s ales on the bar. Should Bill have drunk all the beer himself, then there are two pubs in the village, The Black Horse, where a nice range is available, and The Queen’s Head where fans of Greene King IPA will not be disappointed.

*Editor’s Note: In the last issue of BAE we ran a two-page tribute to Dean and Jill as they left the Jolly Brewer in Stamford. It’s an unfortunate fact in publishing that as soon as something appears in print, a situation can change, and that’s what has happened in this instance. At the couple’s request, we are not going to quote details, but it seems that the parties buying the lease on the Brewer have pulled out, having found another business that isn’t a pub. The ]X[PW\ Q[ \PI\ QV .W]VLZa :WIL Q\¼[ I KI[M WN ¹I[ aW] _MZMº NWZ Dean and Jill, which is good news for everyone – except, perhaps, Dean and Jill.

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A Call out to Doctor Who Fans!

Several years ago, Bram, the kind hearted landlord of Peterborough’s Hand & Heart, started a “Rescue +MV\ZMº NWZ LQ[ÅO]ZML ,ITMS[

He was willing to take in any robotic pepper-pot that had lost an eye, plunger or light. Over the years his KWTTMK\QWV OZM_ IVL PM PI[ VW_ LMKQLML \W [MTT W‫ ٺ‬ some of the pieces. Apparently, he’s holding on to all Daleks and Tardis bits, but others are up for grabs.

Pop down for a pint and see if you can get yourself a Time & Space bargain.

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Brewery News brew a decent real ale, let alone a lager. Not daunted by the challenge, the Castor boys set about the task in hand in March and fortunately the weather was perfect for the “lagering” process. The result was a Pilsner-type lager, balanced by noble hops and weighing in at a punchy 5%.

Blue Bell www.thebluebell.net <PM ÅZ[\ +TI[[QK +IZ IVL *QSM :ITTa WN \PM aMIZ ÅZ[\ ?MLVM[LIa WN MIKP UWV\P \PZW]OP []UUMZ – free admission) was very well attended, with 177 vehicles, and saw the launch of a new beer. It’s called Burley Chassis, a 3.7% medium red beer.

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Castor Ales www.castorales.co.uk Spring is here at last, signalling the return of migratory birds and the start of the Beer Festival season.

Cambridge requested a festival special to celebrate \PM IVVQ^MZ[IZa WN \PM ÅZ[\ UWWV TIVLQVO [W VIUQVO the beer was easy : One small Sip for man, one giant Slurp for Cambridge! The tricky business was that the festival organisers wanted a lager. Now those of you fortunate enough to have had an elusive brewery tour will know the limitations of the brew house to BEER AROUND ERE

Cambridge also requested a mild, so Castorware Mild went back into production and the result has been a fruity, dark, smooth ale that will be available locally in the Prince of Wales Feathers, Castor and the Bumble Inn. Salters Tree continues to be well received in the usual outlets as a regular addition to the Castor portfolio along with Roman Mosaic, Hopping Toad and 12th Man.

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We’re looking forward to the Peterborough Beer Festival in August after what I’m sure will be a great summer. Cheers!

Duncan Vessey

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both at 4.5% ABV, are available now. The brewery gardens are now open for the summer. For opening hours, please visit www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk.

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In the UK I will have casks at the Rutland Beer Festival (Oakham, late June) and the Bourne Beer Festival in early June. I have also done a â&#x20AC;&#x153;specialâ&#x20AC;? beer for the Goat in Frognall and the Nagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Head in Bourne. Richard, the landlord of both pubs, came up with the cracking name â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Nagging Goatâ&#x20AC;? which, I am sure you have spotted, has a relevance to both establishments! It is a traditional N]TT Ă&#x2020;I^W]ZML -VOTQ[P JQ\\MZ _Q\P KWUXTM` UIT\ NZ]Q\ IVL JIKSOZW]VL \Wâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹMM _Q\P I _MTT JITIVKML LZa JQ\\MZ Ă&#x2026;VQ[P )V )*> WN UISM[ Q\ I ^MZa Y]Iâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹIJTM [M[[QWV JMMZ

Melbourn www.allsaintsbrewery.co.uk

Mile Tree www.miletreebrewery.co.uk Our Alfric Square anniversary beer, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Alfricâ&#x20AC;?

TW_ ITKWPWT J]\ JQO Ă&#x2020;I^W]Z _MV\ LW_V _MTT with the pubs. Mosaica and Citra Blonde have been popular so thanks for all the support around Peterborough.

Next events: Secret Garden Food and Drink Festival, 22nd June 2019 and Wilberton Beer Festival, 22nd/23rd June 2019. Remember to follow us on Facebook for the latest news!

Karen Matthews

Nigel Wright

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Nene Valley Brewery www.nenevalleybrewery.co.uk Best news of the year so far: the 7.4% Midweek Bender was awarded East Midlands Champion Beer in the Strong Ale category. This ale is produced JUNE / JULY 2019

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as Californian amber with deep malt, molasses and candied orange and a big hop hit throughout. )T[W 3MTTMZJQMZ I \ZILQ\QWVIT PIba TQOP\ OWTLMV lager, is making a comeback. Brewed with German pilsner and Vienna malt for a slightly bready, malty lager with a moderate hop bitterness, Kellerbier is very popular in summer months.

The brewery delivered beer to Milton Keynes for the Concrete Beer Festival (10th – 12th May) and beer was sorted for the Cambridge Beer Festival (20th – 25th May), where you were able to try the extremely ZIZM IVL UIOVQÅKMV\ :][[QIV 1UXMZQIT ;\W]\ along with the 6.5% Bible Black Porter and 5.0% Hop Stash. Six beers are destined to be available at the Northampton Beer Festival (31st May – 2nd June).

On 21st – 23rd June, the Oundle Wharf will host its own Beer Festival, providing Nene Valley beers and showcasing many beers from other breweries. And · [WUM VM_ JMMZ[ IZM WV \PM PWZQbWV JZM_ML _Q\P Kveik yeast.

Bill Taylor

Rocket Ales www.rocket-ales.com Rocket Ales have had a busy couple of months and their products are now available in 20+ pubs in the Bedfordshire/Cambridgeshire border region.

In the near future, their beers will be appearing at the Bury St. Edmunds and Cambridge CAMRA Beer Festivals, and also at events in Spalding and Yelling (Cambs) – and at pub Beer Festivals in Peterborough.

The Apollo 11 themed 3-bottle “special packs” will be on sale in mid-May. The brewery is also looking at brewing a special beer for the Wimpole Hall History Festival in June.

Visits to the brewery are proving to be popular.

A joint Peterborough CAMRA/Frothblowers customers group called in recently (see separate report) and members of the Cambridge CAMRA branch also made their own trip. A visit is being planned by the Hunts branch and should have taken place in May. Don Rudd

Oakham Ales www.oakhamales.com Please see the separate article “More Gongs For Oakham Ales” featuring the brewery’s latest triumphs!

Dave Allett

Sneaky Peacock www.sneakypeacock.co.uk

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see production back to twice-weekly brews in preparation for local and national Beer Festivals.

The team have recently brewed Three Hop Bus Stop (4.5%) for “Micro Fest 2019”, a beer fest between Peterborough’s three micropubs. The beer is a pale ale using chinook, simcoe and mosaic hops. They are also planning some new additions to their beer range and have been experimenting with new yeasts – look out for these over the coming weeks/months.

There is a planned open day in June which will include Mile Tree Brewery and Iceni Meadery – keep an eye out for more details!

Mark Wroe

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42nd Peterborough Beer Festival 2019 Although the actual competition is not open to the public (it will take place before the festival opens to the public), all the competition beers WILL be available for visitors to the festival as soon as the competition winners are announced and the awards presentation takes place on the Main Stage at around 5:00pm.

The SIBA Midlands Region includes the counties below: Buckinghamshire Leicestershire Nottinghamshire ;\I‫ٺ‬WZL[PQZM West Midlands

Derbyshire Northamptonshire Oxfordshire ?IZ_QKS[PQZM

There will be around 180 cask beers in the SIBA competition across a range of 10 categories from light beers to dark beers, IPA’s, PA’s and Bitters as well as strong beers and speciality beers. There will be only ONE cask of each competition beer so an early visit to the festival is strongly recommended.

?M IZM ^MZa XTMI[ML \W KWVÅZU \PI\ \PI\ \PM ;WKQM\a of Independent Brewers (SIBA) Midlands Region will be holding their annual SIBA Champion Beer of the Midlands Area competition at Peterborough Beer Festival on Tuesday 20th August.

The SIBA Beer Awards are run across eight geographical regions, with the champions from each region moving forwards to the National competition to be held at Beer X. The awards represent the very best beer from the UK’s independent brewers and are judged by fellow brewers and industry experts making these awards the “Brewers’ Choice” awards in the UK.

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The competition beers will be in ADDITION to the festival beers that you are all familiar with and will MVIJTM ][ \W [PW_KI[M IZW]VL LQ‫ٺ‬MZMV\ KI[S JMMZ[ during the course of this year’s Peterborough Beer Festival.

8M\MZJWZW]OP *MMZ .M[\Q^IT \Z]Ta W‫ٺ‬MZQVO I ]VQY]M opportunity to sample an unprecedented range of cask beers in one location!

Mike Lane Festival Organiser

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Peterborough Beer Festival Open Meeting Monday, 10th June sees the Peterborough Beer Festival Open Meeting at the Yard of Ale in Oundle Road at 8.30pm. All CAMRA members are urged to attend as this is a splendid opportunity to discover exactly what the plans are for this year’s Festival, and what promotional material is likely to be available for distribution!

And don’t forget – there’s great scope for meeting old IVL VM_ TQSM UQVLML *MMZ .M[\Q^IT J]‫ [ٺ‬8T][ · \PMZM IZM always Festival questions that need answering, and this is the ideal time to ask them. See you there!

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Branch Website Update For a number of reasons - among them the fact that it was long overdue – we felt that the time was ripe to update the Branch’s websites. Thus the plunge has been taken, resulting in a new look for both the Branch and Beer Festival sites.

They can be found at: www.peterborough.camra.org.uk and www.pborobeerfest.camra.org.uk We would welcome your opinions so please visit both and let us know what you think by emailing info@peterborough.camra.org.uk We also have new email addresses (see Branch Contacts on page 31) – but the existing ones will work for some time.

Dickie Bird

Peterborough CAMRA Cricket Fixtures Ah, the thwack of leather on willow and the spectacle of England players brawling in the streets in the early hours… Yes, the cricket season is back, and the highly entertaining Peterborough CAMRA cricket team will be playing up \W OIUM[ \PQ[ [MI[WV _Q\P Å`\]ZM[ NWZ June and July shown below. The season started with four straight wins, against Wansford, Orton Park, Upwood and Pytchley. If you fancy playing a game, or have a team who would like to play us in 2020, please contact me on 07809 629241.

Come along if you can and enjoy the cricket – and the ale!

Matt Mace Club Secretary

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DATE

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START

LOCATION

Thur 30 May

Heron

1800

Castor

Sun 2 June

Rushden Wanderers

1300

Orton Park

Fri 9 June

Easton-on-the-Hill

1800

Easton

Sun 9 June

Bowden

1400

Bowden

Wed 12 June

Bharat Sports

1800

Woodlands

Sun 16 June

Knossington

1330

Knossington

Thur 20 June

Baston

1800

Orton Park

Sun 23 June

Woodford

1300

Woodford

Thur 27 June

Cummins

1800

Orton Park

Fri 28 June

Hepworth & Idle

1800

Bradford

Sun 30 June

Bradford CAMRA

1300

Bradford

Thur 4 July

Gonads

1800

Ramsey

Sun 7 July

Old Eastonians

1400

Orton Park

Thur 11 July

Sheikh

1800

Bushfields

Sun 14 July

Witham-on-the-Hill

1330

Witham Hall School

Thur 18 July

Bourne Optimists

1830

Orton Park

Sun 21 July

Tolethorpe Park

1330

Tolethorpe

Thur 25 July

The Thirds

1800

Orton Park

Sun 28 July

Rushden and Higham

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Short Stocks

Thur 31 July

Burghley Park

1800

Burghley Park

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MARCH IN MARCH IN MARCH 2019 Our annual pilgrimage to the Fenland town of March took place on March 30th.

Ten of us took the train from Peterborough for the short trip including glamour provided by our four ‘beer birds’.

In the past we have walked into town and struggled to make the south end so a new plan was formed.

We started at the BRAZA Club next door to the station, a members-only establishment but we were welcomed as CAMRA members. Only Sharp’s Doom Bar was on W‫ٺ‬MZ WV LZI]OP\ J]\ \PQ[ U]KP UITQOVML ZMIT ITM _I[ very drinkable. Just as well as the bus we were waiting for was late and we had to have another!

A spy on the bus kept me posted of its position so we didn’t have to stand outside too long. The bus took us to the other end of town close to The Stars where we met our 12th Marcher, a new member. The Greene King range didn’t inspire but a pint of Yardbird in the garden was more than satisfying.

Next stop was one of the town’s two GBG entries, The Rose and Crown. The walk seemed worth it when a handpump with St. Austell Proper Job greeted us.

Ever the gentleman I allowed the more elderly ahead of me. Never again!! Our distinguished Secretary took advantage of my chivalry to get the last pint. He then spent a good deal of time telling us how nice it was.

Fortunately the Tribute was also in good condition.

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A quick visit to the Hippodrome, March’s Wetherspoon’s, ended the trip. A few of us hardy souls decamped to The Bumble on our return to ÅVQ[P \PM LIa QV [\aTM So thank you March the town. Thank you March the month for the decent weather. And thank you to the Marchers!

James Sheppard

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TOFFS AND TEDDY BOYS I also recall being home on leave from the Army and looking out of an upstairs window to see a large group of men getting out of a charabanc in Sheepmarket before coming into the pub. They introduced themselves as a brass band from Yorkshire who were on their way to London to play, and asked if they could use the pub for a rehearsal! Permission was granted – and we were treated to an impromptu, and deafening, concert.

In the 1950s the Teddy Boy movement, with its attendant problems, was gathering momentum and Stamford had its share of delinquents. One evening, some of them came into the pub and asked if they could play their rock and roll records there. Dad, who had warned them to behave, initially declined, as we hadn’t got a record player – but the lads said they would bring their own, so after some thought he agreed.

CAMRA’s Oldest Columnist, Gordon Bunting, continues his look back over life in a Stamford pub during the post-war years…

One evening, a gentleman walked into the bar of our pub, the Burghley Arms. He was dressed very smartly, tie, overcoat, trilby and so on, and we immediately UIZSML PQU LW_V I[ I ¹\W‫ٺ‬º 0M WZLMZML I LZQVS J]\ didn’t pay for it, telling my Dad (the landlord) : “You’ll be all right, guv’nor”. <PQ[ PIXXMVML [M^MZIT \QUM[ IVL \PM \W‫ ٺ‬IT[W WZLMZML drinks for a number of regulars – without paying. Dad told me to keep an eye on him!

The Teddy Boys started by bringing in just two records IVL XTIaQVO \PMU IL QVÅVQ\]U /ZIL]ITTa PW_M^MZ \PMQZ repertoire increased – and so did their numbers – until the back room was regularly packed with rock ‘n’ rollers NZWU \PM \W_V IVL N]Z\PMZ IÅMTL _Q\P I KWIKPTWIL NZWU Corby being regular visitors. Yet there was never any unpleasantness. And, of course, trade boomed. Most X]J[ QV \PM \W_V PIL []‫ٺ‬MZML I LZWX QV \ZILM I[ \PM V]UJMZ[ WN [MZ^QKMUMV I\ VMIZJa ?Q\\MZQVO 4]‫ٺ‬MVPIU and Cottesmore were less plentiful than they had been in the immediate post-war years. This may have been a rare case of Teddy Boys restoring equilibrium!

Gordon Bunting

)\ KTW[QVO \QUM \PM \W‫_ ٺ‬I[ \PM TI[\ K][\WUMZ \W TMI^M “I tell you straight, guv’nor, I haven’t got any money” he stated. “But my car is outside – and it’s yours. Here are the keys”. With that he walked out, never to be seen again. We hurried outside and found an Austin Seven (similar to the one pictured). We ran the car for several years after that in an era when, it was said, “Only J]\KPMZ[ IVL X]JTQKIV[ KW]TL I‫ٺ‬WZL KIZ[ º Another time, a quietly-spoken man walked in and asked if we had a piano in the pub. Dad said there was one in the back room (we never called it the lounge). <PM UIV JW]OP\ I LZQVS IVL \PMV XZWKMMLML \W ÅTT \PM pub with the most beautiful piano music. It transpired that he was a concert pianist, on his way to a recital, who had felt the need to play…

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Breweriana Playing Card Fair at the Ploughman A very enjoyable day was spent wheeling and dealing in brewery memorabilia at the Ploughman, Werrington, on Saturday the 6th April. And of course there was the added bonus of a superb selection of cask beer and cider at the bar!

Attendance was very good, mainly from our “regulars”, and it was a little disappointing that a few more locals didn’t appear, especially as Alun Thomas had featured the event on the front page of “Beer Around ‘Ere”, and Simmo had listed it on several local Social Media pages.

chin-wagging throughout the day. At any time in \PM ZWWU aW] UQOP\ ÅVL TIJMWZXPQTQ[\[ TIJWTWOQ[\[ phillumenists and tegetoslogists, or any combination of these! As you can see from the pictures below there _I[ I ÅVM W‫ٺ‬MZQVO WN JZM_MZQIVI LI\QVO NZWU \PM MIZTa 1950s right up to the present time.

A very happy and successful day was rounded up in town with a curry at the Banyan Tree, followed by after-dinner drinks at the Bumble Inn. One party member went AWOL for a while, having stayed at the 8TW]OPUIV \W _I\KP \PM .) +]X [MUQ ÅVIT JM\_MMV 5IV +Q\a IVL *ZQOP\WV ?M TM\ PQU W‫ ٺ‬I[ PM IK\]ITTa had a ticket for the match but chose to come to our meeting instead. That’s dedication for you.

Our thanks to all who attended, and especially to “Simmo” for allowing us free use of the Ploughman Function room for this event. Proceeds from the sale WN ÅTTML ZWTT[ \WOM\PMZ _Q\P LWVI\QWV[ MVIJTML ][ \W give £50 to the Ploughman’s fund for Heltwate Special School in memory of the late Kelly Simmonds, who was a pupil there.

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Maxine & Mike (British Brewery Playing Card Society)

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YARD OF ALE FAIRYTALE! LocAle Pub Of The Year Presentation Felicitations of the highest order are due to James and Angela Hopkin and the team at the Yard of Ale on Oundle Road, Peterborough, after it was voted LocAle 8]J WN \PM AMIZ 1\ LWM[V¼\ [MMU Å^M UQV]\M[ [QVKM \PM pub re-opened after a number of false starts under LQ‫ٺ‬MZMV\ O]Q[M[ J]\ \PM KW]XTM PI^M KTMIZTa OW\ Q\ ZQOP\ The CAMRA LocAle scheme is an initiative that promotes pubs stocking locally-brewed real ale. The scheme builds on a growing consumer demand for quality local produce and an increased awareness of “green” issues.

Our photos (including the one on the cover of this issue) show Branch Vice-Chairman Dave Murray presenting James with the prestigious award on 3rd April, an evening _PMV Å\\QVOTa Å^M 4WK)TM[ _MZM I^IQTIJTM · ^IZQW][Ta NZWU ,QOÅMTL 0WX[PIKSTM 7ISPIU IVL <aLL ;\MIU

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KING’S HEAD KUDOS Steve and Annie run a strict “one-barrel” policy, i.e. there is never more than one barrel of the same ale on the premises at the same time. This makes for a fairly sharp turnover and to say that there is a Beer Festival on 365 days a year in the King’s Head is not too wide of the mark. Certainly the ales I sampled on the night in question – Charnwood By George and Abbeydale Black Mass – were straight out of the top drawer! Also on were Adnams Lighthouse and Bad Co. 0518.

There was a “special occasion” feel in the King’s Head in Stamford’s Maiden Lane on Sunday May 5th as landlords Steve Alcock and Annie Wilson celebrated three years at the pub by reducing drinks prices by 20%!

The couple, who had run a pub in Nottingham prior to the King’s Head, have recently bought a house in Stamford (see Quarts and Thoughts).

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;\M^M ZMKSWV[ \PI\ \PQ[ \QUM TI[\ aMIZ \PM X]J PIL W‫ٺ‬MZML 500 ales since he and Annie took over – so I’ll let you work out how many they are up to now… In these OMVMZITTa LQ‫ٻ‬K]T\ IVL KPITTMVOQVO \QUM[ NWZ X]J[ Q\¼[ heartening to report that Steve and Annie are obviously getting something right – an opinion borne out by the NIK\ \PI\ ITUW[\ ITT \PMQZ [\I‫ ٺ‬PI^M JMMV _Q\P \PMU [QVKM the word go.

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QUARTS & THOUGHTS 4W^MTa R]JJTa 7â&#x20AC;Ť\ Ůşâ&#x20AC;ŹW 4WVLWV NWZ I UQVQ JZMIS principally to see the stage version of Only Fools And Horses, but hoping to sample some capital ales as well.

0I^QVO VMOW\QI\ML \PM JQO KQ\a \ZIâ&#x20AC;ŤŮťâ&#x20AC;ŹK IVL OW\ XIZSML 1 was delighted to see that directly opposite our hotel in Drury Lane was the White Hart, proudly boasting that it housed â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Oldest Licensed Premises in Londonâ&#x20AC;?.

Needing no further bidding, I abandoned Tina to the unpacking and strode into the pub, mouth watering, to JM OZMM\ML Ja \PZMM PIVLX]UX[ Wâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹMZQVO MZU 5WT[WV Coors Doom Bar, Asahi London Pride and St. Austell <ZQJ]\M \PZMM ITM[ aW] KIV Ă&#x2026;VL _MTT XZM\\a U]KP anywhere in the country. A major disappointment. A more lasting impression, though, was the amount of piercings in the barmaidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the last time I saw that much metal in one place was in Fengate scrapyard about 20 years ago! I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to think too much about the piercings I COULDNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T seeâ&#x20AC;Ś

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However, things looked up the following evening. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d spent most of the day on the hoof and an exhausted Tina ordered me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ordered me I tell you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to go out alone and have a few! In Endell Street, a couple of minutes away, I found the Cross Keys, and whilst sinking a pint of Brodieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Piccadilly Pale Ale I fell into conversation with a couple who, it transpired, run the Craufurd Arms in Maidenhead, a community-owned JWWbMZ )V ITM JZM_ML KTW[M \W 5IQLMVPMIL ¡ ?QVL[WZ and Eton Breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guardsman â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was also available in the Cross Keys and on their recommendation I enjoyed a pint of it.

Further down the road I strolled into the White Swan, a sports-orientated pub with a heavy Irish feel where I drank pints of Sambrook Scrumdown and Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ;XMKQIT JMNWZM Ua Ă&#x2026;VIT [\WX \PM *TIKS 0WZ[M _PMZM I pint of Southwark LPA was the order of the day. All three pubs seemed to have as many folk drinking outside as in and I should point out that at no time did I pay more than ÂŁ4 a pint. Unfortunately any saving I made on ale vanished later as Tina (happily recovered from PMZ M`MZ\QWV[ MIZTQMZ QV \PM LIa IVL 1 LQVML QV I Ă&#x2026;[P IVL KPQX [PWX Â&#x160; NWZ Ă&#x2026;[P IVL KPQX[ \_QKM IVL \_W cups of tea! Good job we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have mushy peasâ&#x20AC;Ś ;XMVLQVO \PM VQOP\ QV 0ILĂ&#x2026;MTL VMIZ /TW[[WX I\ \PM \WX end of the Peak District, I braved the bitter cold to walk ]X \W \PM ;XQVVMZÂź[ )ZU[ ¡ WVTa \W Ă&#x2026;VL \PI\ \PMa LWVÂź\ open on Wednesdays (this was a Wednesday). Pressed on though and was rewarded when I found the Palatine, a very smart Robinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house where I had halves of four of their products â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Unicorn, Cumbria Way, Trooper and ?QbIZL ITT ^MZa OWWL QVLMML I[ 1 VI\\MZML \W I OZW]X of Manchester City supporters en route to their 9-0 4MIO]M +]X [MUQ Ă&#x2026;VIT ^QK\WZa W^MZ *]Z\WV )TJQWV 5a next call was the Pear Tree, a Thwaites house. Google enquiries told of a rude landlord so I thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d call and see for myself, but sadly â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or perhaps happily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in. Three handpumps â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but no real ale. The lady JMPQVL \PM JIZ LQL Wâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹMZ UM ;IV 5QO]MT QVNWZUQVO UM \PI\ šQ\Âź[ ^MZa VQKMÂş J]\ 1 KPW[M [][\MVIVKM WN I LQâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹMZMV\ kind â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a spam fritter and chips from nearby Peteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaice. ) KW]XTM WN _MMS[ TI\MZ 1 _I[ QV :ILKTQâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹM 5IVKPM[\MZ overnight and visited the Old Cross. This is a Joseph Holt pub with some Roverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Returnesque interior design. I almost expected to be served by 1980s Roverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s JIZUIV .ZML /MM 2WSQVO IXIZ\ \PQ[ Q[ I NZQMVLTa JWWbMZ IVL \PM 0WT\Âź[ *Q\\MZ _I[ MUQVMV\Ta Y]Iâ&#x20AC;ŤŮşâ&#x20AC;ŹIJTM ¡ I\ \PM strange price of ÂŁ2.51 a pint. I asked the barmaid if Visit our website for up-to-date news: www.real-ale.org.uk

Q\ _I[ I V]Q[IVKM IVL ZMKMQ^ML IV I‫ٻ‬ZUI\Q^M ZMXTa Someone ordering two pints and paying with a tenner _W]TL ZMKMQ^M ! JIKS # I LWbMV WZ [W WZLMZ[ TQSM that must play havoc with your change! “Fiver for cash” springs to mind, but why should I worry – three pints AND meat and potato pie and chips from an adjacent takeaway and I still spent less than ten quid!

Was in Hereford overnight a week or so later and headed for the Beer In Hand, a micro in a former launderette.

1\ _I[ 9]Qb 6QOP\ IVL [\IVLQVO ZWWU WVTa M^MV I\ XU The pub went up in my estimation immediately – I was TMIÅVO \PZW]OP [WUM +)5:) UIO[ IVL XZWUQVMV\ among them was BAE 202, last year’s pre-PBF issue.

As a result I got chatting to the landlord as I supped a delicious milk stout from the Bristol Beer Factory. He told me that there are three micros in a bit of a triangle QV 0MZMNWZL · [W Ua VM`\ KITT _I[ \PM .QZMÆa _PW[M almost totally vegan regime also applies to the ale. My notes for this pub are missing, but while I can’t report what the ales were, they were tasty enough. Finally made my way to the Hereford Beer House, but chairs were being stacked on tables as I approached so I called it a night.

Closer to home – much closer, in fact – is the news that the landlords of the King’s Head in Stamford, Steve and Annie and their young family have outgrown the pub and have bought a house in the town. As statements of intent go, this is a seriously encouraging one. In fact they are now near neighbours of mine! I have told Steve that any food or ale that is surplus to requirements can be LZWXXML W‫ ٺ‬I\ Ua PW][M WV PQ[ _Ia PWUM \W [I^M PQU the chore of disposing of it through the usual channels.

That’s the sort of helpful, neighbourly chap I am.

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The Hand and Heart in Highbury Street is also currently subject to a major statement of intent. The ongoing refurb will be featured in a future issue, but I was given a guided tour of the cellar during a visit in April and a fascinating experience it was. Had my eldest daughter with me – she’s a real ale convert, especially when I’m buying. We were on a tight schedule and were planning only to stay at the Hand for a couple, but, well, the best laid plans and all that! I can never resist a breakfast stout and I have to say that my pints of Abbeydale Salvation (5.4%) were quite exceptional.

We were about to take our leave when Bram announced that Nailmaker Clout (5.0%) and Waen Snowball (7.0%) were about to become available – and our departure was further delayed by the arrival of brewing top brass – Graham Moorhouse of Weldon Brewery and Bogdan, landlord of the Shoulder Of Mutton in Weldon, who were delivering ale for Bram’s Big Bash.

And we were held up again - in the nicest possible way – as our route took us past the Burghley Square Club and we thought it would be rude not to call in and sample halves of Milestone Honey Porter and Rich Ruby (both 4.5%). Thumbs up in both cases! Ended up getting a taxi NWZ W]Z ÅZ[\ · IVL ^MZa NI^W]ZIJTM ^Q[Q\ \W \PM ?WVSa ,WVSMa _PMZM ITM[ []VS _MZM ,QOÅMTL *IZV_MTT KCB P51 (5.1%) and an ale I’m sure was called Round +WZVMZ 4IbIZ[ ,QL ,I^M ?QTTQIU[ [Ia Q\ _I[ one of only two barrels in the country, or did I imagine it? Anyway, by the time we ended up at Charters Beer Festival we only had time – and room for that matter – for one pint, but it was worth drinking – an 8.0% stout from Lacons of Yarmouth. Great to see the garden area at Charters absolutely packed with drinkers on a sunny afternoon!

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Rutland Cider Co. As I mentioned in the last issue of BAE, the club is only ten minutes’ walk from my house – and the return journey did, indeed, take a little longer…

Al

Clearly a man who can Finally to Stamford Rugby Club’s second annual Beer Festival on May 4th. Not all the projected onÅMTL MV\MZ\IQVUMV\ _I[ I^IQTIJTM L]M \W \PM .QZ[\ @> having rather inconsiderately reached a Cup Final – and thus not being able to play at home – but in a busy atmosphere some splendid ales were sunk. Breweries represented were Thornbridge, Castle Rock, Black Iris, Grainstore/Stoney Ford, Milestone and Oakham, while Craft Keg came courtesy of Windswept, Black Iris and Totally Brewed. Real ciders were from Grainstore and

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MORE GONGS FOR OAKHAM ALES Pictured is Oakham Ales brewer Stewart Poulter with XZQbM[ _WV I\ \PM ZMKMV\ +PIUXQWV *MMZ WN -I[\ )VOTQI Awards. Oakham came away with a silver medal for +Q\ZI QV \PM /WTLMV )TM[ KI\MOWZa IVL I JZWVbM NWZ Bishop’s Farewell in the same class.

Overall Champion Beer was a mild called Two Tone from Shortts, silver went to Colchester Brewery’s *ZIbQTQIV +W‫ٺ‬MM IVL >IVQTTI 8WZ\MZ IVL JZWVbM \W Crouch Vale Brewer’s Gold.

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ROCKET ALES BREWERY VISIT We were greeted at the brewery by Dave Smith, Mike Blakesley and his wife Carron. They had kindly laid on beer and food for us to sample. The beers ready for us to try were Komet Bier (4.5%), Maverick Honey Ale (4.0%), Bloodhound (4.2%), Congreve IPA (3.6%) and Atlas IPA (5.8%). All were in very good condition.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the beers and food in the IN\MZVWWV []V[PQVM IVL Q\ _I[ OWWL \W [MM \PI\ 2Mb 7¼6MQT 3QVO[ +TQ‫ٺ‬M *ZM_MZa IVL :QKPIZL 5I\\PM_[ (Mile Tree Brewery) had also made the journey.

On Saturday March 23rd a group of beer enthusiasts made the trip to Rocket Ales Brewery in Great Staughton.

The trip had been arranged jointly by the Peterborough CAMRA Branch and Steve Williams of the Frothblowers micro pub. Around 30 people (of which the overwhelming majority were Frothblowers regulars) made the journey.

After leaving the brewery we all ventured into St. Neots.

We had enough time to call in at the Pig ‘n’ Falcon and the Ale Taster before catching the train home.

On behalf of everyone on the trip I would like to \PIVS ,I^M 5QSM IVL +IZZWV NWZ ITT \PMQZ M‫ٺ‬WZ\[ and hospitality. I must mention that Steve Williams’s organisational skills worked a treat – making sure everyone caught taxis from the station to the brewery and then later from the brewery to St. Neots.

An enjoyable day out!

Don Rudd Photos : Don Rudd

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A TRIP TO LINCOLN Lots of Real Ale Pubs to visit and Historic Buildings to see Recently a party of us went to Lincoln for the day.

The cheapest way to get there is by buying - at least 4 weeks ahead - some Advanced Single tickets from as little as £6.90 each way (£4.55 Railcard holders) from the LNER website. We travelled to Lincoln for £11.00, changing trains at Newark North Gate, and it took less than one and half hours.

It has a central U-shaped bar with a bar back surmounted by leaded glass panels to ceiling height. All rooms are panelled and there are two more lounges to the rear on the right, with art nouveau leaded light panels. It is on CAMRA’s Midlands Inventory of Historic Pub 1V\MZQWZ[ 1\ [MTT[ Å^M ZMIT ITM[ NZWU 5IZ[\WV¼[ /ZW]X breweries.

In the centre of Lincoln just north of the station you will ÅVL \PM 0QOP *ZQLOM »/TWZa 0WTM¼ I th century, four storey half-timbered building over the River Witham that was rebuilt in 1900-01 and includes Stokes High Bridge Cafe. Nearby is the Guildhall and Stonebow, which has been the meeting place of the Lincoln City Council from Medieval times to the present. The term ‘Stonebow’ indicates a stone archway that visitors entering the city from the south, along the High Street, would have passed through.

A short walk leads to the Jolly Brewer, 27 Broadgate, Lincoln LN2 5AQ situated across a dual carriageway near the foot of Lindum Hill. There is some inter-war tiling in the porch and the interior is of two long narrow rooms and on the right is some reclaimed cinema seating. On sale were Little Critters Ruby Brewster, Welbeck Abbey Henrietta, Milestone Black Pearl and Heritage Brewery Gold and the pub is in the Good Beer Guide.

To the west of the Stonebow is the Mailbox, 19-20 Guildhall Street, Lincoln LN1 1TR, a conversion of \PM NWZUMZ KQ\a UIQV 8W[\ 7‫ٻ‬KM J]QTLQVO 1\ Q[ I TIZOM pub with an industrial interior and parts on the right on two levels. On the bar were Beermats Brewery Yes Mate, Pheasantry Excitra, Sharps Doom Bar and Old Rosie cider. Opposite is a recent real ale pub gain – the William Foster, a large recently modernised pub. It was [MTTQVO 8PMI[IV\Za 4QVKWTV <IVS )TM ,ZIOWVÆa ) *TIKS IPA, Sharp’s Doom Bar and Greene King IPA.

A handful of us decided to walk up Lindum Hill aware that just over halfway up is the Adam & Eve, another pub in the Good Beer Guide. It has a number of areas QV IV WXMV ]X X]J _Q\P UWLMZV Å\\QVO[ WVM [\WVM ÅZMXTIKM I\ \PM NZWV\ TWWS[ WTL 6WZUITTa Å^M ZMIT ITM[ on sale, and there was Firebrand Pale Ale, Castle Rock Harvest Pale, Greene King Old Speckled Hen and Taylors Landlord on the day.

A short walk past Pottergate Arch and we arrived at the Morning Star, 11 Greetwell Gate, Lincoln LN2 4AW, an 18th KMV\]Za X]J _Q\P I ZML \QTML ÆWWZ TIQL LQIOWVITTa

0MILQVO MI[\ XI[\ \PM ;\WVMJW_ IVL aW] ÅVL \PM ;\QTT 18-20 Saltergate, Lincoln LN2 1DH. This is a grand early 20th century pub, part of a much bigger range of buildings owned by the Co-operative Society.

Head for the rear left where a doorway leads to the small [V]O _Q\P I ÅZMXTIKM IVL Å`ML [MI\QVO NZWU K ! IVL service from a hatch to the back of the bar. Another Good Beer Guide pub, it had on sale Taylors Golden Best, Purity UBU, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Wells Bombardier, 26

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Greene King Abbot Ale and Ruddles Best. It was here we met up with the rest of the party who had taken the bus instead of walking up the hill!

We walked close to Priory Gate and the Roman remains WV -I[\OI\M \W *MMZ0MILb -I[\OI\M 4QVKWTV 46 9) ¡ \PM Ă&#x2026;N\P W]\TM\ NWZ \PM [UITT KPIQV WN UQKZWX]J[ 1\ [MTT[ up to 6 changing real ales â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on sale were North Riding )UMZQKIV 8ITM )TM ;PQVa )â&#x20AC;ŤŮťâ&#x20AC;ŹVQ\a :ML ?QTTW_ .MKSTM[[ Abbeydale Salvation, also real draught cider and perry.

In the shadow of Lincoln Cathedral is the Magna Carta, 1 Exchange Gate, Lincoln LN2 1PZ, a Marstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub selling Pheasantry Spring Ale, Stout, Marstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pedigree, Lancaster Bomber and Bombardier.

Lincoln Cathedral sits strikingly on top of Steep Hill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; WVM WN \PM Ă&#x2026;VM[\ KI\PMLZIT[ QV \PM _PWTM KW]V\Za _Q\P I UIOVQĂ&#x2026;KMV\ _M[\ NZWV\ M`KMTTMV\ KIZ^QVO[ IVL [\IQVML glass. There is an admission fee of ÂŁ8 (Concession ÂŁ6.40). Also worth a visit is the Medieval Bishops Palace, Minster Yard, Lincoln LN2 1PU (English Heritage).

Our local guide, Tony Laverick, then took practically all the party through the grounds of Lincoln Castle (no charge to do this) past an old prison building and the current Crown Court. Lincoln Castle was built in 1068 for William The Conqueror and has a unique Victorian prison chapel, one of only four originals of the 1215 Magna carta, and excellent views. Admission is ÂŁ13.50 (ÂŁ11 Concession) and it is open from 10am to 4pm.

A right turn out of the castle grounds led us to the Victoria, 6 Union Road, Lincoln LN1 3BJ. This is a two-roomed Batemans pub with a long narrow bar on the right and a snug on the left. Also in the Good Beer Guide - on sale were Taylors Knowle Spring, Landlord, Sharpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Doom Bar, Batemans XB, Castle Rock Harvest Pale, and Wells Bombardier. Opposite the Victoria is one of only two remaining open-air Victorian urinals in Lincoln, the other is at Newport Arch.

Around the corner is the Strugglers, a small pub but big on character. The small snug is unspoilt with bench [MI\QVO IVL IV QV\MZ_IZ [\aTM JZQKS Ă&#x2026;ZMXTIKM <PM JIZ has been much modernised. It is on CAMRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list of pubs with an Interior Of Some Regional Historic Interest and also in the Good Beer Guide. Real ales were Ashover Littlemoor Citra, Aurora Ilkeston Pale, Greene King Abbot, Dukeries Vanilla Gunsmoke, Kelham Island Best Bitter, Ossett Yorkshire Blonde, St Austell, Tribute, Theakston Old Peculier and Timothy Taylor Landlord.

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The last pub we visited in what is know as the Cathedral Quarter was the Lion & Snake, 79 Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AR, a Marstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub selling food all day. It sold Marstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 61 Deep, Old Empire IPA, Eagle Parallax IPA, Wychwood Gold and Hobgoblin. The Lion and Snake and the nearby Magna Carta have a Discount card you can buy for ÂŁ5.00 and then real ales for one year are only ÂŁ2.00 a pint!

Another pub in the area visited by some of us was the Duke William Hotel, 44 Bailgate, Lincoln LN1 3AP. An hotel situated near to the Newport Arch, it has two separated seating areas which are served from a central bar and sells up to six real ales.

We now started to walk down Steep Hill and soon came across Crafty Bottle, 12 The Strait, Lincoln LN2 1JD, a specialist bottle shop and sample room.

You can drink in the shop or in a small lounge upstairs, a beer on the shelves or the two beers on handpump from 12 noon to 5pm WXMV I\ IU NWZ Wâ&#x20AC;Ť[ Ůşâ&#x20AC;ŹITM[ Further down the hill is the Straight & Narrow, 29-31 Strait, Lincoln LN2 1JD, a continental-style beer bar converted in 2012 from a retail outlet. It opens at 2pm and was selling Mourne Mountains Glafy, a dry stout from Northern Ireland, Framework (Leics) Small Schops, Northern Monk Eternal and Taylors Landlord. A few steps away is the Cardinals Hat, 268 High Street, Lincoln LN2 1HW. This 15th Century timber-framed building is a Grade II listed structure and was restored 1952-53 by St John Ambulance Brigade. The sensitive conversion has JUNE / JULY 2019

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revealed a number of historical features. In the Good Beer Guide it sold Lincolnshire Craft Beers Lincoln Gold, Cardinals Ale, Adnams Mosaic, Rat Brewery White Rat (also four craft beers).

A short walk to the west is the Tap & Spile, 21 Hungate, Lincoln LN1 1ES that opens at 4. It re-opened seven weeks previous and has a centrally placed bar and three areas around. On sale were Black Sheep Best Bitter, Butcombe Original, Sharps Doom Bar, Theakstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Old Peculier and Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landlord.

) NZMM 4QVKWTV )TM <ZIQT TMIĂ&#x2020;M\ Q[ I^IQTIJTM NZWU \PM Lincoln Visitor Information Centre, 9 Castle Hill, Lincoln LN1 3AA near the Cathedral or can be ordered from the visitlincoln.com website but a postage charge is payable.

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Close by the Joiners Arms, 4 Victoria Street, Lincoln LN1 1HU is a mid-terraced pub with three distinct rooms / areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one at a lower level with a part quarry\QTML Ă&#x2020;WWZ IVL I JIZ JQTTQIZL \IJTM 0MZM aW] _QTT Ă&#x2026;VL I Lincoln Dart Board which has very narrow doubles beds but no trebles beds.

In the Good Beer Guide it opens at 4pm and sells up to three changing real ales with Ascot Final Furlong, Harwich Town EPA 100 on sale.

On the way back to the railway station a couple of ][ Ă&#x2026;\\ML QV I Y]QKS JMMZ I\ \PM ;Y]IZM ;IQT *ZIaNWZL Wharf North, Lincoln LN1 1YW, a Lloyds No. 1 bar in a waterside setting which was selling Wetherspoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beer Festival beers.

Near Lincoln station is the Treaty of Commerce, 173 High Street, Lincoln LN5 7AF, a Batemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pub _PQKP ITUW[\ PI[ \_W JIZM _WWL Ă&#x2020;WWZML ZWWU[ _Q\P IV archway between them. The old bar counter painted light blue has been moved from the back of the room to the right hand side. On sale were Batemans XB, Gold, XXXB, Salem Porter & a seasonal beer.

There are two pubs in the Good Beer Guide we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Ă&#x2026;VL \QUM \W ^Q[Q\ ¡ \PM /WTLMV -IOTM 0QOP ;\ZMM\ Lincoln LN5 8BD - a friendly two roomed old coaching QVV [MTTQVO ]X \W ! ZMIT ITM[# IVL \PM :Q\b 0QOP Street, Lincoln LN5 7PJ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a Wetherspoonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conversion of a cinema closed in 1996, selling six changing real ales.

Also worth a visit is the Dog & Bone, 10 John Street, Lincoln LN2 5BH, a Victorian pub with bar and lounge that opens at 4.30pm and sells three Batemans real ales and two guest beers from their list.

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5th Annual Gorefield Beer Festival 30+ Real Ales, Ciders and Craft Lagers 1000+ visitors last year Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market, inflatable fun for the children & sport races for young & old (Saturday afternoon)

Skegness Silver Band playing from 3pm on the Saturday afternoon Camping also available on site

Thursday night of Banjo Mania starring Sean Moyses and friends Live music each evening

Opening times: Thurs 6pm-11pm, Fri 6pm-12am, Sat 12pm-12am. Gorefield Community Hall, Wolf Lane, Gorefield PE13 4NE. For more information email: gorefieldbeerfest@hotmail.com. Or find us on Facebook

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Diary Dates June Monday 3rd at 8.30pm

TOBIE NORRIS, 12 St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Street, Stamford PE9 2BE Branch Monthly Meeting, all welcome, please bring membership card.

Friday 7th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 9th

BOURNE ROUND TABLE BEER FESTIVAL Wellhead Field, Manor Lane, Bourne PE10 9PQ 80 real ales, 25 real ciders, live music and fairground.

Friday 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11, Saturday 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11, Sunday 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10. £3 entry, children under 11 free.

Sunday 9th

OPEN DAY AT ICENI MEADERY, 14 Alfric Square, Woodston PE2 7JP, featuring ales from Mile Tree Brewery and Xtreme Ales plus others. Taste and buy!

Monday 10th at 8.30pm

YARD OF ALE, 72 Oundle Road, Peterborough PE2 9PA Peterborough Beer Festival Open Meeting (All +)5:) 5MUJMZ[ _MTKWUM )V WXXWZ\]VQ\a \W Ã&#x2026;VL out what plans are in place for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Festival, and what promotional material will be available for distribution â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and when! Plus â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a chance to meet your BF buddies and ask the Committee about all things BF-related.

Friday 21st â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 23rd

OUNDLE WHARF BEER FESTIVAL, Station Road PE8 4DE Featuring Nene Valley beers and showcasing many ales from other breweries.

Friday 21st â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 23rd FOCAL LOCAL : All Things Local at the Frothblowers, Werrington, featuring local ales to celebrate Werrington Carnival.

Thursday 27th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 30th

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+)5:) UMM\QVO[ [WKQIT[ IVL JMMZ NM[\Q^IT[ Three bars, around 40 ales, 10 real ciders and perries, mead and English wines. Traditional rural fare and gentle entertainment. Hoping Oakham pubs will join the Ale Trail. Free entry to card-carrying CAMRA members.

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July Tuesday 2nd at 8.30pm

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Tuesday 2nd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 7th PLOUGHMAN CHARITY SUMMER BEER FESTIVAL, Werrington Centre, Staniland Way PE4 6NA Beer and bands! 50+ Real Ales and Ciders plus more than 50 Gins. Live Music Friday/Saturday/Sunday. +PIZQ\a :Iâ&#x20AC;«Ù¼â&#x20AC;¬M

Saturday 6th 11.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11.30pm

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Thursday 11th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Saturday 13th

5TH ANNUAL GOREFIELD BEER FESTIVAL /WZMÃ&#x2026;MTL +WUU]VQ\a 0ITT ?WTN 4IVM /WZMÃ&#x2026;MTL PE13 4NE 30+ Real Ales, Ciders and Craft Lagers. Live music each evening. For full details see Facebook or email OWZMÃ&#x2026;MTLJMMZNM[\(PW\UIQT KWU FORTHCOMING BEER AROUND â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ERE DEADLINES BAE 208, covering August and September : Deadline 28th June, out on 25th July. BAE 209, covering October and November : Deadline 20th August, out on 29th September.

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Chairman: Matt Mace 07809 629241 chairman@peterborough. camra.org.uk

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Treasurer: Paul Beecham 01733 311981 07710 008693 treasurer@peterborough. camra.org.uk

Young Members: Ryan Murray young-members@ peterborough.camra.org.uk

Vice Chair: Dave Murray 01733 560453 vice-chair@peterborough. camra.org.uk BAE Editor: Alun Thomas 07870 847536 bae-editor@peterborough. camra.org.uk Social Sec: James Sheppard 07852 772394 social-sec@peterborough. camra.org.uk 8]J[ 7‫ٻ‬KMZ" 5IZS .QVVMa 07990 792689 X]J[ W‫ٻ‬KMZ(XM\MZJWZW]OP camra.org.uk

Membership: Karen Quinn membership@peterborough. camra.org.uk Festival Org: Mike Lane 07850 334203 festival-organiser@ peterborough.camra.org.uk 4WK)TM 7‫ٻ‬KMZ" 5IZS ?ZWM 07595 549388 locale@peterborough.camra. org.uk Webmaster: Situation Vacant webmaster@peterborough. camra.org.uk

Minuting Secretary: Jonathan House 07305 764604 / 01733 260005 / jonathan.house0807@gmail

Mile Tree Brewery: Steve Williams 07756 066503

Brewery Liaison Officers

Nene Valley: Bill Taylor 07903 078340

Angles Ales: Mark Wroe 07595 549388

Oakham Ales: Dave Allett 07966 344417

Bexar County Brewery: Dave Botton 01733 345475

Rocket Ales: Don Rudd 07806 731765

Blue Bell: Sarah Finney bluebell-blo@peterborough. camra.org.uk Castor Ales: Mike Lane 07850 334203

Sneaky Peacock: Don Rudd 07806 731765 Tydd Steam: Dickie Bird 07731 993896 Xtreme Ales: Daryl Ling 07949 741548 xtreme-blo@peterborough. camra.org.uk

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Trading Standards

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Melbourn: Don Rudd 07806 731765

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